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 Dholak
is a very popular folk drum of northern India. It is barrel shaped
with a simple membrane on the right hand side; basically it is just
a smaller version of the dhol. The lefthand is also a single
membrane with a special application on the inner surface. This
application is a mixture of tar, clay and sand (dholak masala) which
lowers the pitch and provides a well defined tone. There are two
ways of tightening the dholak. Sometimes they are laced with rope,
in which case, a series of metal rings are pulled to tighten the
instrument. Sometimes metal turnbuckles are employed. It is said
that this instrument used to occupy a position of considerable
prestige. Today it is merely relegated to filmi and folk music. |
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